Description
Raspberry Pi OS through 5.10 has the raspberry default password for the pi account. If not changed, attackers can gain administrator privileges.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Raspberry Pi 5.10 - Default Credentials EDB-50576 · remote · Dec 9, 2021
GitHub 1 repository
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Hu2ie/CVE-2021-38759 ★ 0 · Oct 7, 2026
CVE-2021-38759 — Raspberry Pi OS Default Credentials Exploit
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/configuration.html#change-the-default-password
- https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-43968
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165211/Raspberry-Pi-5.10-Default-Credentials.html
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/raspberry-pi-os-axes-longstanding-default-user-account-in-the-name-of-security/